Atherinops (subgenus of Atherinichthys) Steindachner [F.] 1875:89 Masc. Atherinopsis affinis Ayres 1860. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Atherinops Steindachner 1875 (sometimes dated 1876) -- (White et al. 1984:360 [ref. 13655], White 1985:16 [ref. 13551], Crabtree 1987:861 [ref. 6771], Dyer 1993:201 [ref. 40716], Dyer 1997:47 [ref. 23262], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:198 [ref. 24550], Dyer 2000:101 [ref. 26677], Campanella et al. 2015:16 [ref. 33711]). Current status: Valid as Atherinops Steindachner 1875. Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae.